GRE Word List
EMISSARY
one designated as the agent of another : representative
The meaning of the word emissary is one designated as the agent of another : representative.
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hale | free from defect, disease, or infirmity : sound |
lascivious | filled with or showing sexual desire : lewd |
inequity | injustice |
besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
iniquitous | characterized by iniquity |
epitaph | an inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there |
decipher | decode |
libertine | a freethinker especially in religious matters |
ravage | an act or practice of ravaging |
nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |